Lapse and Stop

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Lapse noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

Usage example: wasn't bothered by the lapse of her membership at the health club

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Stop is a synonym for lapse in end topic. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead the word "Lapse" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: lapsed, lapsing, lapsus

Stop noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

Usage example: put a stop to this nonsense

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Lapse is a synonym for stop in end topic. Sometimes you can use "Lapse" instead the word "Stop" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

long	long lapse	long stop
brief	brief lapse	brief stop
short	short lapse	short stop
complete	complete lapse	complete stop
Other adjectives: single, serious, little, major, temporary, occasional, comic.

Like an Old Married Couple: Doing nothing to stop the Ho Yay between the two, Nanoha and Fate lapse into this at times.

Source: Anime / Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
She would lapse into unconsciousness whenever the machine is turned off — and a too long interruption would make her heart stop.

Source: Can't Live Without You
In the French stop-motion film A Town Called Panic, the main characters ride a falling rock for so long that they eventually lapse into a card game on top of it.

Source: I Fell for Hours

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Stop and Lapse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lapse/stop

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